New Zealand vs Norway: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre

New Zealand
2.25 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
2.21 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
181st
Norway rank
182nd

FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
0123196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2.25 hectares per square kilometre against 2.21 hectares per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.04 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

New Zealand ranks 181st and Norway ranks 182nd of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 1.54 hectares per square kilometre 2.32 hectares per square kilometre 0.7783 hectares per square kilometre Norway
1970s 1.59 hectares per square kilometre 2.2 hectares per square kilometre 0.6097 hectares per square kilometre Norway
1980s 1.77 hectares per square kilometre 2.34 hectares per square kilometre 0.568 hectares per square kilometre Norway
1990s 1.67 hectares per square kilometre 2.5 hectares per square kilometre 0.8287 hectares per square kilometre Norway
2000s 1.84 hectares per square kilometre 2.38 hectares per square kilometre 0.5394 hectares per square kilometre Norway
2010s 2.24 hectares per square kilometre 2.23 hectares per square kilometre 0.0109 hectares per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 2.36 hectares per square kilometre 2.22 hectares per square kilometre 0.1471 hectares per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Norway?
New Zealand, at 2.25 hectares per square kilometre against 2.21 hectares per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Norway?
0.04 hectares per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 181st and Norway ranks 182nd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 11,997 data points, 1961–2023
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FAO projections of arable land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.